Prime Gun: Maverick producer leaves door open for an additional film after sequel made $1.5bn

Prime Gun: Maverick producer Jerry Bruckheimer stated ‘no person works more durable than Tom Cruise’ as he left the door open for an additional sequel after the movie’s field workplace success.

Bruckheimer instructed reporters on the Critics Alternative Awards in LA on Sunday: ‘There’s no person like him. No person works more durable, cares extra or is a greater actor than Tom Cruise.

‘We’re very lucky that he got here again to do one other Prime Gun in Maverick and made it the worldwide success it is turn out to be.’

Requested whether or not Cruise, 60, may return for an additional sequel, Bruckheimer instructed Fox Information Digital: “We’ll have to attend and see.”

The Maverick sequel to the 1986 unique – additionally starring Cruise – raked in $1.489bn on the field workplace final summer season.

Bruckheimer, whose credit embrace the Pirates of the Caribbean films and Armageddon, additionally revealed how actors had been filmed experiencing actual G forces and skilled in F-18 fighter jets.

‘Our actors went by means of three months of coaching in varied jets. First in a prop airplane then an aerobatic prop then in a jet and eventually in an F-18, to allow them to deal with all of the G forces that the airplane places on, eight or 9 G’s a time,’ Bruckheimer instructed Fox.

‘It labored completely as a result of our actors within the airplane after we truly filmed it was actual and that is superb. The truth that they withstood these quantities of G’s and gave an amazing efficiency on prime of it, it made it a worldwide hit.’

Maverick was nominated for a number of Critics Alternative Awards, selecting up the gong within the Finest Cinematography class, beating the likes of Avatar: The Manner of Water and Empire of Mild.

The movie misplaced out to Every little thing All over the place All at As soon as within the Finest Image class and Cruise was bested by Brendan Fraser for his efficiency in The Whale in the perfect actor class.

It comes after Hollywood’s prime producers named Maverick amongst amongst final yr’s greatest movies final Thursday – the identical day that voting for Oscars nominations obtained below means.

The Producers Guild of America host their very own prestigious annual awards annually, and unveiled a 10-film nomination shortlist, which additionally included Avatar and Marvel superhero sequel Black Panther: Wakanda Perpetually.

Avatar has grossed nearly $2bn – and the ‘Black Panther’ follow-up some $800 million – on the world field workplace, as film theaters mounted a partial restoration in 2022 from devastating pandemic closures.

Whereas producers could have a popularity for chasing field workplace money over essential acclaim, the PGA’s 8,000-odd moguls and indie financiers have a really robust report of predicting success on the Academy Awards, which concludes Tinseltown’s expansive award season.

Twelve of the final 15 winners of the perfect image Oscar first lifted the PGA’s equal award, together with the previous two victors, CODA and Nomadland.

The PGA occurred to launch its shortlist this yr on the exact same day that the voting window opened for Oscars nominations.

The PGA Awards gala shall be held on February 25, earlier than the Oscars conclude the Los Angeles award present marathon on March 12.